As the morning temperatures lower towards freezing and the mist enshrouds the meadows of Yellowstone the bison appear in both a primeval and ethereal state. I am utterly captivated by their movement and their bellowing as they move across the meadows. These images were all made in the pre-dawn and early dawn hours.

Bison in the pre-dawn hours along the road to Fountain Flats

Bison in the pink light of dawn

Bison migrating

A bison family

A bull bison

Bison at morning’s first blush

A bison feeds along Nez Perce Creek

Bison crossing the Nez Perce Creek

A baby bison wanders among the thermal features

Bison passing through trees and meadows

Bison in meadows near the Firehole River